Prolonged dry spells affect crops in the Sudanian area

IPC v3.0 Acute Food Insecurity Phase

Would likely be at least one phase worse without current or programmed humanitarian assistance

FEWS NET classification is IPC-compatible. IPC-compatible analysis follows key IPC protocols but does not necessarily reflect the consensus of national food security partners.

IPC v3.0 Acute Food Insecurity Phase

1: Minimal

2: Stressed

3: Crisis

4: Emergency

5: Famine

Would likely be at least one phase worse without current or programmed humanitarian assistance

FEWS NET classification is IPC-compatible. IPC-compatible analysis follows key IPC protocols but does not necessarily reflect the consensus of national food security partners.

IPC v3.0 Acute Food Insecurity Phase

1: Minimal

2: Stressed

3+: Crisis or higher

Would likely be at least one phase worse without current or programmed humanitarian assistance

FEWS NET classification is IPC-compatible. IPC-compatible analysis follows key IPC protocols but does not necessarily reflect the consensus of national food security partners.

FEWS NET Remote Monitoring countries use a colored outline to represent the highest IPC classification in areas of concern.

IPC v3.0 Acute Food Insecurity Phase

Presence countries:

1: Minimal

2: Stressed

3: Crisis

4: Emergency

5: Famine

Remote monitoring countries:

1: Minimal

2: Stressed

3+: Crisis or higher

Would likely be at least one phase worse without current or programmed humanitarian assistance

FEWS NET Remote Monitoring countries use a colored outline to represent the highest IPC classification in areas of concern.

Key Messages

In Tibesti, household food access remains limited and the food available is not diversified. To cope with these difficulties, households reduce the number of meals and consume packaged food in place of local products. This area remains at Crisis level (IPC, Phase 3). In Lac, displaced people are facing Stress (IPC, Phase 2!) thanks to humanitarian assistance.

In the Sudanian areas, most poor households have depleted their food stocks following the poor production of 2018-2019. Prolonged dry spells have caused losses but could be recovered following good rains in July. This area is facing Stress (IPC, Phase 2) conditions. The rest of the country is facing minimal food insecurity (IPC, Phase 1).

The markets are well stocked thanks to above average traders’ stocks. Demand is up slightly in some southern regions, including Mandoul, Moyen Chari, Tandjilé and both Logones, due to low inventories. Prices of cereals (millet, sorghum, maize and rice) in June are meeting an atypical decrease, with the exception of conflict areas.

The agropastoral campaign started early with a cumulative excess rainfall, except in central Guera, Salamat, South Mandoul and West Tandjilé. However, the regularity and the level of rains at the beginning of July will likely lead to a normal recovery of the agropastoral campaign. Pasture is poor on the Abéche-Guereda axis due to prolonged dry spells.

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